Wine Peeps

The Wine Peeps are a family team consisting of two couples, Kori and Colby Voorhees and John and LaGayle Sosnowy. The primary contributors on this blog are the daughter and father duo of Kori and John. In this blog, we are collaborating to share with our readers the most important things we have learned about selecting, tasting, and enjoying wine. In our travels through wine country from California to France, from Oregon to Australia, from Washington State to New Zealand, from British Columbia to Niagara-on-the-Lake, we have observed the great, the bad, and everything in between in the world of wine.

We have hosted monthly wine tasting dinners for years where we taste six different wines, usually of one varietal, in a blind tasting. In addition to our monthly dinners, we also have private tastings of two different wines blind at least two or three nights a week with dinner. We plan to share much of this historical data as well as results of our ongoing tastings in this blog.

Both Kori and John have earned the coveted Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) credential from the Society of Wine Educators, passing the difficult qualifying examination that covers a broad range of topics including viticulture, grape varietals, wine production, wine regions of the world, and wine tasting. The Society of Wine Educators was established in 1977 and is the leading international non-profit organization dedicated to wine education.

As a regular reader of this blog, you should be able to learn everything you need to know to be a savvy wine consumer and to impress your friends with your knowledge of wine. Kori is the primary tasting gal on this team, and John is the numbers guy, helping you to get more bang for your buck.

We learn something new every time we taste a wine, visit a winery, or talk to other wine enthusiasts. No one knows all there is to know about wine; a wine lover’s learning curve lasts a lifetime. We will be sharing what we have learned with you and hope that you will share your knowledge and comments with us.

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KORI S. VOORHEES, CSW

Kori S. Voorhees is a Certified Specialist of Wine and is the primary tasting gal on the Wine Peeps team. She is also a contributor to the wine travel blog, Travels With Wine. In addition, she is a member of the Wine Century Club.

Kori grew up in Cameron, Texas. At the age of 18, she moved to Seattle, Washington, to attend the University of Washington on a tennis scholarship. After graduation in 1998, she worked as marketing coordinator for an investment management firm. She is also an author and has written both fiction and non-fiction books.

She serves on the Executive Committee of the Big “W” Club, the University of Washington student-athlete alumni organization, and is very involved with her sorority’s alumnae group. She enjoys wine, traveling, and attending UW sporting events with her family.

Kori received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a Marketing concentration from the University of Washington. She lives with her husband Colby and daughter Sydney in Seattle, Washington.

Contact Kori: kori at winepeeps dot com

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JOHN K. SOSNOWY, CSW

John K. Sosnowy is a Certified Specialist of Wine and is the Wine Peeps’ numbers guy. Through research and statistical analysis, he seeks the best values to help the Wine Peeps and our readers get more bang for the buck. He is also a member of the Wine Century Club.

John has been in the investment business for almost forty years, most recently as president of Sosnowy Investment Management Company (SIMCO) and vice-president and portfolio manager of Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd. During his decades of investment management experience, Sosnowy has been a nationally recognized pioneer in tactical asset allocation/risk management strategies. He is the founder and a past president of the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM), an industry national trade association.

His investment philosophy has been featured in Forbes, Financial Planning, Investment Advisor, Newsweek, Research, Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities, and many other national and regional publications. He has been a guest on the CBS Evening News and hosted Money Talks, an investment radio show.

John is a member of the American MENSA Society and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. He resides with his wife LaGayle in Seattle, Washington.

Contact John: john at winepeeps dot com

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COLBY VOORHEES

Colby Voorhees is the computer whiz/tech support guy for winepeeps.com. He is also an avid wine enthusiast and will contribute from time to time on items of interest including wine inventory systems, cellar tracking software, and so forth.

Colby is a Senior Product Manager in Web Services at Group Health. He enjoys photography, traveling, and attending UW sporting events with his wife Kori and daughter Sydney.

Colby holds a Master of Science in Information Systems from the University of Washington and a Bachelor’s Degree from Washington State University.

Contact Colby: colby at winepeeps dot com

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LAGAYLE SOSNOWY

LaGayle Sosnowy is the food and cooking expert on the Wine Peeps team. She is also an avid wine enthusiast and will contribute from time to time with some of her favorite recipes to pair with the wines that we review.

LaGayle has been a full-time fundraising volunteer in the University of Washington Athletics Department since 1998. She and her husband John are avid fans and supporters of virtually all Husky sports. She is also a voracious reader.

LaGayle has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Texas and a Master’s Degree from Lamar University. She was a high school business teacher for ten years.

Contact LaGayle: lagayle at winepeeps dot com

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It should be noted that we have no financial interest in any winery, vineyard, or wine publication other than this blog. We have not received any remuneration for any favorable comments made herein. We do accept trade samples, but the vast majority of products we review have been purchased at retail. Any references to or any recommendations for any wines, wine publications, or wine accessories reflect only our honest opinions from our journeys through wine country and tasting many, many wines. It’s hard work, but someone has to do it. Enjoy!